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Liberian Doctor Dies of Ebola Virus

Two American Health Workers at Hospital in West African Country Have Been Infected

The worst ebola outbreak in history has prompted Liberian officials to close their borders, as the governments in several West African countries raced to convince many of their citizens that ebola is a real disease. What is Ebola? How is it spread? WSJ's Jason Bellini has #TheShortAnswer

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Updated July 27, 2014 9:49 p.m. ET

One of Liberia's most high-profile doctors has died of Ebola, a government official said Sunday, and two American aid workers at a hospital in the West African country have been infected, highlighting the risks facing health workers trying to combat the spread of the deadly virus.

Samuel Brisbane is the first Liberian doctor to die in an outbreak the World Health Organization says has killed 129 people in Liberia, and more than 670 in several West African countries. The WHO confirmed that the Liberian ministry of health...